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The Rose Art Museum has announced the gift of 50 works on paper from Baltimore-based collector Stephen Salny. This gift includes pieces by some of today's leading artists and significantly includes a number of works by Ellsworth Kelly, as well as pieces by Anni Albers, Josef Albers, Sonia Delaunay, Helen Frankenthaler, Damien Hirst, Jasper Johns, Alex Katz, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Motherwell, Richard Serra, and Frank Stella. Many of the works enrich already existing clusters of work by the same artists while others are new to the Rose's permanent collection.

UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) presents Pam Tanowitz/Brice Marden/Kaija Saariaho's Four Quartets on Saturday, February 15 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 16, at 3 p.m. at Royce Hall. Tickets starting at $28 are available now at cap.ucla.edu, 310-825-2101, and Royce Hall box office.

Today, Austin-based, experiential art company HOUSE OF L (HOL) announces three hot, new events for patrons of their recently-launched membership model. HOUSE OF L, founded by renowned international art curator Lana Carlson and real estate expert Leslie Gossett, Broker Associate at Kuper Sotheby's International Realty, produces one of a kind, 'pop-up' art events that bring together art lovers in exceptionally beautiful properties, curated with work from emerging and established artists from around the world. HOUSE OF L also brings together industry professionals, educational programming, conceptual art performance and immersive installation to touch on all aspects of the art experience. These upcoming events are private and for HOL members and VIP guests, however, interested collectors or patrons may inquire about attendance by emailing info@houseofl.art. To join the membership platform or learn more about its various member levels, see here.

Grammy-winner and world-renowned pianist/composer/arranger Laurence Hobgood will release his new album  t e s s e t e r r a  on April 26th, 2019. 

Participants in the topical, interactive series for academic year 2018?19 include artists Rina Banerjee and Isaac Julien, curator and author Helen Molesworth, and Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art Adam Weinberg

Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) today announced a new initiative, a three-week, multi-disciplinary Bach Festival featuring 15 concerts across three venues in Manhattan, June 6-22, 2019. The programmatic centerpieces include performances by Paul Taylor Dance Company and the Goldberg Variations, which receives two interpretations - including the U.S. premiere of Bernard Labadie's orchestral setting - and provides the Festival theme: 'Transformation.'

 THE LAB from West Covina, CA were named the winners of NBC's “World of Dance” Season 2, receiving a life-altering grand prize of $1 million and the title of BEST DANCERS IN THE WORLD. The Junior Team impressed judges with a strong performance to Missy Elliot's “Work It” and a heartfelt performance to “Waiting on the World to Change” by John Mayer, overtaking runner-up Michael Dameski [96.0] with an overall score of 97.5.

The Paul Taylor Dance Foundation announced the death yesterday of legendary choreographer Paul Taylor in Manhattan on August 29.

The hit summer series “World of Dance,” starring Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough, NE-YO and Jenna Dewan, will bring aboard several of the most accomplished and celebrated dancers in the world as guest mentors and guest judges during its highly successful second season.

“World of Dance Master Class with Derek Hough” is giving fans of NBC and Universal Television Alternative Studio's hit summer series “World of Dance” a chance to join the movement and enhance their dance skills with exclusive online access to Derek Hough, a two-time Emmy Award-winning choreographer and one of the most acclaimed dancers in the world.  For the first time ever, participants all over the world will be able to learn fundamental steps, combinations and advanced choreography in an accessible way, receiving lessons and technical insight from one of the masters of the craft.

Judges Jennifer Lopez, Derek Hough and NE-YO, and host Jenna Dewan get competitive.

Known for energized, athletic, and visually stunning ensemble work, Parsons Dance creates and performs contemporary American dance of extraordinary artistry. With work that has proven to be accessible and enriching to diverse audiences around the world, the company has collaborated with iconic artists across all disciplines, including Billy Taylor, Milton Nascimento, Allen Toussaint, William Ivey Long, Donna Karan, Annie Leibovitz, Rita Blitt and Alex Katz. Parsons Dance was founded by artistic director David Parsons and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley. In the July 27, 2007 issue of The New York Times, Jennifer Dunning called David Parsons "one of the great movers of modern dance." 

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary, presented by Art Miami and hosted by the City of West Palm Beach, returned for its second edition from Thursday, January 11th through Monday January 15th where it was immediately recognized as a leading international contemporary and modern art fair. Attendance of prestigious art collectors, connoisseurs, advisors and notable museum professionals surged through the weekend, while galleries reported significant six and seven figure sales of investment quality blue chip, contemporary and Post-War works.

NBC's hit series Better Late Than Never is back for season two with more fun, comedy and adventure as the five globe-trotting stars Henry Winkler, William Shatner, George Foreman, Terry Bradshaw and comedian Jeff Dye set off on a wildly entertaining journey to Munich, Berlin, Lithuania, Sweden, Barcelona, Madrid and Morocco.

TITAS Presents, in association with the nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center, announced today that single tickets will go on sale Friday, November 10 at 10 a.m. The remaining six shows of the 2017/2018 season will feature the return engagement of the powerful and breathtaking imagery of France's HERVE KOUBI in January; Texas debuts in March with the funny, smart and thought-provoking LUCKY PLUSH and stunning choreography of L.A. DANCE PROJECT. May brings the jaw-dropping and awe-inspiring TITAS Presents annual event, COMMAND PERFORMANCE. And in June, the season culminates with the return of the celebrated contemporary ballet company, ALONZO KING LINES BALLET and the exuberant, virtuosic and sexy PARSONS DANCE COMPANY.

Julien's Auctions, the world record-breaking auction house, has announced the fall edition of its biannual Street, Contemporary & Celebrity Art auction featuring an unprecedented canvas of works by some of the most important and groundbreaking contemporary and street artists of our time including Banksy, Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Invader, Alec Monopoly, Andy Warhol, Mr. Brainwash, STIK, Timothy White, Alex Katz and more.

Julien's Auctions, the world record-breaking auction house, has announced the fall edition of its biannual Street, Contemporary & Celebrity Art auction featuring an unprecedented canvas of works by some of the most important and groundbreaking contemporary and street artists of our time including Banksy, Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Invader, Alec Monopoly, Andy Warhol, Mr. Brainwash, STIK, Timothy White, Alex Katz and more.

Luciana Brito Galeria has launched Luciana Brito-NY Project at 186 Franklin Street with Ruptura (Rupture), an in-depth exhibition of work by the S o Paulo-based Grupo Ruptura.

Luciana Brito Galeria will launch Luciana Brito-NY Project at 186 Franklin Street with Ruptura (Rupture), an in-depth exhibition of work by the São Paulo-based Grupo Ruptura.

Les Twins, the wildly talented twin brothers who made their way from performing on the streets of Paris to sharing a stage with Beyonce, Jay-Z and Missy Elliot, have been crowned the best dancers in the world and the first champions of NBC's WORLD OF DANCE, summer's #1 new entertainment series.